I recently came across the work of a potter who is still unknown to me although we know that this individual likely worked with Leigh and Ruth Paynter, the owners of Burlington Pottery, in the community of Burlington PEI.
The work is signed CARR - PEI - Burlinton. Carr is a common surname in the area, and the missing G from the pottery name is likely a simple mistake.
Burlington Pottery, was operational throughout the 1960s and 1970s as a family business for Ruth and Leigh working with red earthenware. Being located next to one of the largest tourist attractions on PEI at the time Woodleigh Replicas, their was a steady stream of visitor traffic passing through the tiny rural community.
There are also two samples of pottery marked "Carr PEI" on The Canadian Pottery Identifier which appear to be work of the same person.
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Photo credit - The Canadian Pottery Identifier |
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| Photo credit - The Canadian Pottery Identifier |
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| Photo credit - The Canadian Pottery Identifier |
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| Photo credit - The Canadian Pottery Identifier |
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